Mumbai: Two people, including a two-year-old child, died and six others were injured after a fire broke out on the 11th floor of a 12-storey building in Vile Parle West on Tuesday night, officials said.

The fire was reported at the Shanta Bhavan building in Mumbai's western suburbs at around 10 pm. Eight people were reported injured in the incident, with two taken to Cooper Hospital and six shifted to Nanavati Hospital.

"Fire was confined to electrical wiring, electrical installations, AC unit, household articles, sofa, bed, false ceiling, and kitchen utensils in an area of around 4,000 sq ft. Eight people were injured; two were declared brought dead. Two others were treated and discharged at Cooper Hospital, while four injured who were treated at Nanavati Hospital are stable,” ANI reported, citing BMC PRO Office.

Four people, two women, a man and a child, were rescued from the affected 11th floor and taken to Nanavati Hospital by ambulance for medical examination, according to the Mumbai Fire Brigade.

The Fire Brigade classified the incident as a Level 1 (minor) fire at 10.08 pm before escalating it to Level 2 (moderate) at 10.16 pm.

Fire Brigade personnel, police, staff from the area's electricity distribution company, the 108 ambulance service and BMC ward officials were deployed at the site.

The blaze was brought under control, while cooling operations continued late into the night, officials said.

Further details on the circumstances leading to the deaths and injuries were awaited.